England Women vs New Zealand Women 2nd T20 Match Scoreboard, Results, 2026 New Zealand Women tour of England 2nd T20 Match at Canterbury Highlights

RESULT

2nd T20I, Canterbury, May 23, 2026, New Zealand Women tour of England

NZ-W 170/5

ENG-W (20 ov, T:171) 156/6

NZ Women won by 14 runs

New Zealand Women (20 ovs maximum)

Batting R B 4s 6s SR

Isabella Gaze †

4 6 1 0 66.66

b Bell

Georgia Plimmer 

0 1 0 0 0.00

c & b Smith

Melie Kerr (c)

0 1 0 0 0.00

lbw b Smith

Sophie Devine 

87 57 5 6 152.63

run out (Bouchier/†Jones)

Brooke Halliday 

3 7 0 0 42.85

c Bouchier b Smith

Maddy Green 

56 48 4 2 116.66

not out

Extras 20 (b 14, lb 3, w 3)

Total 170/5 

20 Ov (RR: 8.50)

Did not bat

Izzy Sharp, 

Jess Kerr, 

Nensi Patel, 

Lea Tahuhu, 

Bree Illing 

Fall of wickets

DRS

1-4 (Isabella Gaze, 0.6 ov), 2-4 (Georgia Plimmer, 1.1 ov), 3-5 (Melie Kerr, 1.3 ov), 4-11 (Brooke Halliday, 3.4 ov), 5-170 (Sophie Devine, 19.6 ov)

Bowling O M R W ECON WD NB

Lauren Bell

4 0 22 

1

5.50 1 0

Linsey Smith

4 0 25 

3

6.25 0 0

Issy Wong

3 0 24 0 8.00 0 0

Dani Gibson

4 0 34 0 8.50 2 0

Freya Kemp

4 0 34 0 8.50 0 0

Charlie Dean

1 0 14 0 14.00 0 0

England Women (T: 171 runs from 20 ovs)

Batting R B 4s 6s SR

Sophia Dunkley 

26 18 4 1 144.44

c AC Kerr b Patel

Alice Capsey 

22 19 2 0 115.78

b AC Kerr

Maia Bouchier 

38 33 3 0 115.15

c Plimmer b Patel

Heather Knight 

25 23 2 0 108.69

run out (Devine/Patel)

Freya Kemp 

14 14 2 0 100.00

c Plimmer b Tahuhu

Dani Gibson 

12 9 2 0 133.33

b Illing

Amy Jones †

1 1 0 0 100.00

not out

Issy Wong 

8 3 0 1 266.66

not out

Extras 10 (b 4, w 6)

Total 156/6 

20 Ov (RR: 7.80)

Did not bat

Charlie Dean (c), 

Linsey Smith, 

Lauren Bell 

Fall of wickets

DRS

1-31 (Sophia Dunkley, 3.4 ov), 2-76 (Alice Capsey, 9.5 ov), 3-119 (Heather Knight, 15.2 ov), 4-119 (Maia Bouchier, 15.3 ov), 5-141 (Dani Gibson, 18.1 ov), 6-148 (Freya Kemp, 19.3 ov)

Bowling O M R W ECON WD NB

Bree Illing

4 0 27 

1

6.75 1 0

Jess Kerr

2 0 21 0 10.50 0 0

Nensi Patel

4 0 25 

2

6.25 1 0

Lea Tahuhu

4 0 32 

1

8.00 2 0

Melie Kerr

4 0 28 

1

7.00 1 0

Sophie Devine

2 0 19 0 9.50 1 0

Match Details

Ground

St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury

Toss

New Zealand Women, elected to bat first

Series

New Zealand Women tour of England

Season

2026

Player Of The Match

NZ Women

Sophie Devine

Series result

3-match series level 1-1

Match number

WT20I no. 2774

Hours of play (local time)

14.30 start, First Session 14.30-16.00, Interval 16.00-16.20, Second Session 16.20-17.50

Match days

23 May 2026 - day (20-over match)

Umpires

England

Gabi Brown

DRS

England

Sue Redfern

DRS

TV Umpire

West Indies

Jacqueline Williams

Reserve Umpire

England

Rob White

Match Referee

England

Dean Cosker